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Judges slam Trump's "unethical" DOJ

Federal judges have criticized the administration's prosecutors in hundreds of cases since Trump took office

Salon · Jul 30

Talarico: Paxton committed voter fraud

ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found that the attorney general may have broken state law

Salon · Jul 28

Tax-funded private schools are wild west

State legislatures are steering money to private schools with far-reaching consequences

Salon · Jul 27

How a man once ordered to pay libel damages helped launch an investigation into Islamic private schools

A man convicted of libel in Britain helped spur investigations into Islamic private schools applying to Texas’ voucher program, legal filings say.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 18

D.C. Circuit Upholds 5-Year Sentence for Leaker of Trump's and Others' Tax Returns

From U.S. v. Littlejohn, decided today by D.C. Circuit Judge Justin Walker, joined by Judges Neomi Rao and Judith Rogers:… The post D.C. Circuit Upholds 5-Year Sentence for Leaker of Trump's and Others' Tax Returns appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jul 17

FBI considers using AI in 2020 probe

The move came as part of President Trump’s continued push to discredit the results of the 2020 election

Salon · Jul 17

Texas Democrats ask for investigation into Ken Paxton voter registration

The complaint comes after The Texas Tribune and ProPublica found the Texas attorney general repeatedly voted while registered at an address where he appears to no longer live.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 16

Trump’s call for defense contractors to ‘do magnets’ came after Don Jr reportedly took stake in rare minerals company

President Trump called for defense contractors to ‘do magnets’ repeatedly, insisting the US had the materials and the companies would make money

The Independent UK · Jul 16

FCC received Paramount gifts before deal

Ethics experts say that by accepting the gifts, FCC commissioners are compromising the agency’s impartiality

Salon · Jul 16

Paxton may have violated election law

The Texas AG appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in past two years

Salon · Jul 7